According to producer Irwin Winkler, this movie was the main factor in his decision to invite Director Philip Kaufman to direct The Right Stuff (1983). Portions of Henry Mancini's score for this film can be heard in the later film.
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The song "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree" was based on an old English song called "Go no more a-rushing". The song was published as early as 1891. The song was a popular camp song in the 1920s, sung with corresponding movements. Glenn Miller recorded the song in 1939.
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In poor health during most of the filming, Richard Burton had great difficulty remembering his lines and sometimes had to film a scene dozens of times before he could get it right. The scene in O'Brien's apartment where O'Brien is talking to Winston about Goldstein's book took a record of forty-one takes for Burton to say his speech without fumbling his lines.
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This was the second consecutive year where Sir John Hurt starred in a "surveillance movie". He appeared in The Osterman Weekend (1983).
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In this movie, Inner and Outer Party members call each other "brother" or "sister" instead of "comrade" like in the novel.
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This movie was released twenty-eight years after the first filmed version of George Orwell's 1984 (1956) had been released.
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Annie Lennox: Uncredited, the Eurythmics lead singer as a woman at a rally.
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In V for Vendetta (2005), Sir John Hurt played the High Chancellor Adam Sutler, who appeared Big Brother-like on a massive television screen in several scenes.
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This movie features a salute which never was used in the novel. It is done by holding one's arms up and making the wrists cross each other in the shape of a small V. A similar salute is seen in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982). Christine Hargreaves, who played the soup lady in this movie, played Pink's mother in "The Wall".
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In a pivotal scene in the movie Winston Smith is seen playing chess. Winston is played by John Hurt, who later on played Control in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and that character leaves an important clue that revolves around chess pieces.
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Michael Radford had members of the crew go down into the sewers and get real sewer rats that were used in the film.
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According to director Michael Radford, Richard Burton insisted that his wardrobe be created by Savile Row Tailors, despite his character (along with the rest of the cast) O'Brien wearing only Boiler Suits throughout this movie.
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Released the same year as Red Dawn (1984) which was about communist forces invading America.
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The lab was unaware of the change in the soundtrack, and had started to produce release prints with the original soundtrack. All of the prints were destroyed, along with the original optical soundtrack negative.
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The movie was released in the same year as its title. The novel was written in the digit reverse of this, in 1948.
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Sir John Hurt played the villain in V for Vendetta (2005). The poster of this movie also has a V symbol with the numbers 1984 on it.
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One of four movies in which Sir John Hurt appeared during the year of 1984. The others being Champions (1984), The Hit (1984), and Success Is the Best Revenge (1984).
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Publicity for this movie reported that Sir John Hurt was the only actor that producer Simon Perry and director Michael Radford ever considered to play Winston Smith.
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Star billing had Sir John Hurt be billed first, while Richard Burton received second billing, and Suzanna Hamilton was third.
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Richard Burton joined the production six weeks into filming. He filmed all of his scenes over a three-week period entirely in May 1984.
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Nineteen Eighty-Four - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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